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Livestock Guide: Planning with a Gender and HIV/AIDS Lens

SEAGA Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis Programme

Year of publication 2005

Pages 94

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Livestock make a substantial contribution to household food security by providing income, quality food, fuel, building material, fertiliser and assets for a majority of rural households in developing countries1. They act as a bank, in terms of food security, foodstuff conversion, and as tangible assets that can be sold or exchanged in times of need.

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